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ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT
for
EnCana Oil and Gas (USA) Inc.
[Collbran Pipeline]
In accordance with and pursuantto Section 9.07 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of
1978, as amended, and Resolution No. 2005-53 of the Board of County Commissioners of
Garfield County, State of Colorado, the Director of the Building and Planning Department
hereby authorizes, by Administrative Permit, the following activity:
3.61 miles of pipeline within Garfield County to
transport natural gas from the Collbran/Plateau
Valley area of western Colorado to the Meeker Gas
Plant in Rio Blanco County. The proposed
pipeline will be up to 20-inches diameter. The
project also includes a staging area and
contractor's office facility to be located on private
property (Specialty & Stockton Restaurant)
The Administrative Permit is issued subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit A (attached
hereto), and shall be valid only during compliance with such conditions and other applicable
provisions of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution, Subdivision Regulations, Builcling
Code, and other regulations of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County,
Colorado.
BUILDING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Director
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Exhibit A Page 1 of2
1) Any equipment used in construction or operation of a pipeline must comply with
the Colorado Oil and Gas ConseNation Commission Rules and Regulations,
Section 802, Noise Abatement. Additionally, all power sources used in pipeline
operations shall have electric motors or muffled internal combustion engines;
2) Pipeline operations shall be located in a manner to minimize their visual impact
and disturbance of the land surface. Facilities shall be painted in a unifonn, non-
contrasting, non-reflective color, to blend with the adjacent landscape. Right-of-
way shall be located in existing disturbed areas unless safety or visual concerns
or other adverse surface impacts claarly dictate otherwise;
3) All access and oversize or overweight vehicle pennits shall be obtained from the
County Road & Bridge Department prior to beginning operation. Any new roads
or intensified driveway accesses created as a result of the pipeline construction,
intended to be pennanent for maintenance and repair operations shall be placed
behind a locked gate or other barriers preventing use by recreational vehicles.
Any gates or barriers need to be consistent with the surface owner's preferences;
4) All vehicles working within Garfield County Right of Ways will be licensed and
registered in the State of Colorado. All vehicles hauling equipment and materials
for the pipeline construction will abide by Garfield County Road & Bridge
Departments oversize/overweight regulations. All vehicles requiring an
oversize/overweight permit will send a letter showing proof that they can operate
under a known bond holder on file with Garfield County Road & Bridge
Department before a penni! will be issued;
5) The Applicant shall provide the County with a digital alignment of the pipeline
once constructed in a fonnat readable to the County Geographic Information
System (GIS) analyst;
6) In no case shall an operator engage in activities which impact Federal or State
threatened and endangered species;
7) Air contaminant emissions shall be in compliance with the applicable pennit and
control provisions of the Colorado Air Quality Control Program, Title 25,
Resolution 7, C.R. S;
8) All operations shall comply with all applicable Federal and State Public Health
and Environment, Noise, and Air and Water Quality Control standards;
9) Any proposed waste disposal or treatment facilities shall comply with all
requirements of the County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations;
10) Should any abandoned pipeline be removed, it will be subject to the original
revegetation and weed management requirements in the original application;
11) The APPlicant shall provide revegetation security in the amount of $154,250 prior
to the issuance of the Administrative Pipeline Pennit;
12) The Applicant shall provide a copy of the Stonnwater Management Plan for
Garfield County Records;
13) Construction of Phase II (as represented in the application) shall not begin until a
copy of the Bureau of Land Management Right-of-Way agreement is submitted
to the Building and Planning Department for review;
14) The Applicant shall provide Garfield County Vegetation Management seed tags
upon completion of the revegetation process;
15) The Applicant shall submit project-specific Biological Resources Protection Plan
prior to construction of the project Phase II;
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Exhibit A Page2of2
16) Once the construction contractor selection is finalized, EnCana shall provide a
detailed, project-specific Emergency Response plan to the County and the
construction contractor representatives will meet with representatives from the
Sheriffs department and Grand Valley Fire District prior to any construction of
the proposed pipeline;
17) The Applicant shall comply with the conditions of utility permit number is
GBRB08-U-68 regarding crossing County Right-of-way (County Road 300) and
any future conditions deemed necessary by Garfield County Road and Bridge
Department regarding the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Garfield
County during construction wHhin County Right-of-way;
18) Signage shall be in place no less than five (5) days prior to the actual work being
done to let users of Cr. 300 be aware of the road closure for the installation of the
road crossing showing the detour route to Battlement Mesa via Cr. 300;
19) The proposed contractor's office and storage areas shall only be utilized in
conjunction with the construction of the proposed Collbran pipeline. Immediately
following the completion of the Collbran pipeline project the proposed storage
area and office shall be reclaimed and reseeded;
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